Jamie Jenkins
Executive Assistant to the Bishop
Jamie Jenkins is the Executive Assistant to the Bishop. Along with representing the Bishop in a variety of capacities, his responsibilities include supervision of the Pensions and Insurance offices and directing the new Communication Team. He serves as Executive Secretary of the Conference Trustees. He is a member of the Bishop's Cabinet.
Jamie was the Director of Ministerial Services and Spiritual Formation from 1999-2007. Prior to this role, he served four years as the Atlanta-Marietta District Superintendent. Other appointments since 1972 include Roopville, Comer, Bright Star, and Aldersgate. He was a General Conference Delegate in 2000 and 2004 and is elected for 2008 and has been a delegate to the last three Jurisdictional Conferences. He is a graduate of Candler School of Theology (M.Div) and McCormick School of Theology (D.Min.).
He and his wife, Lena, are active in the Peachtree Road UMC. Their family includes Jonas, Jennifer, Jason, and his wife, Keiko and their grandchildren, Jamie and Felicia. Hobbies include travel and table tennis.